Harry lowe



(No Model.)

H. LOWE.

SIDE CHECK LOOP. No. ss a gq. Patented July 24, 1888.

HARRY LONVE, OF MONTPELIER, VERMONT.

SIDE CHECK-LOOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 386,480, dated July 24, 1888.

Application filed January 5, 1886.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, I'IARRY LOWE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Montpelier, in the county of W'ashington and State of Vermont, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement for a Side Gheck-Loop used with a Oheckrein; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others to make use of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part thereof.

Figure l is a perspective view of the metal part of the side checkloop. 'Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same all complete and ready for use. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the same with the checkrein in place and at tached to the water-hook of the harness when in use, and Fig. 4 shows a modification of the metal part of the side check-loop.

In the drawings, A is the part made of metal. Bis the part made of leather or other flexible material. The metal portion of the loop can be made of any kind ol'mctal and plated, but preferably of composition.

The form of the metal portion of the loop can be so varied as to length and width as to fit any size and thickness of eheekrein, and has a loop extending at right angles with the main loop for the purpose of attaching the Serial No 187,732). (No model.)

flexible portion, though it maybe made as shown in Fig. 4 instead of as in Fig. 1. The other portion of the loop can be made ofany flexible material, but preferably-of leather.

The ob'ect of in Y invention is to furnish a device that will prevent a side eheekrein from unt'astcning from the water-hook when in use, and so made that it will not slide forward on the eheckrein when in use, and at the same time allow the side cheekrcin to move freely in the water-hook, so that the horse can move his head freely from side to side.

Having thus described my inventioinwhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A slide for a eheckrein, consisting of a rectangular metallic band and flexible loop, the band having equal and parallel projections in the same direction from the edge at two points opposite each other and equally distant from similar corners as long as the band is wide, the ends ofsuch projections connected together by a pin, a flexible loop encircling the pin, the sides of the loop or" the width of the inside of the band, and the interior of the loop of sufficient size to receive the water-hook ot'a harness.

HARRY LOWE.

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R. H. HINKLEY, b. O. SHURTLEFF. 

